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Does Trumpet for Windows 1.0 Rev. B support kill files?  If so,how?
From [e-mail] Fri Apr  8 10:55:34 1994
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Subject: Re: NCSA Mosaic v2.0alpha3


In article <tmclaren.765776277@void>, <[e-mail]> writes:
>
> We are happy to announce the release of  NCSA Mosaic for Microsoft Windows
> Version 2.0alpha3.  NCSA Mosaic is a network navigational tool that will
> allow you to easily access networked information with the click of a button.
> Thank you for your interest and support.
> {etc. etc. etc.)
> - Chris Wilson
> - Jon Mittelhauser
> - Terry McLaren

I wouldn't dash right out and get it, and if you do be sure to keep a
back up of your 2.0a2 version. I just got done testing the 2.0a3 on
my machines (486's with 16Mb RAM, 3C503's etc.), and to my great
disappointment and even greater disbelief the new Mosaic is even worse
than the previous one - a lot flakier and even less stable! I wish they
had fixed their bugs instead of going for 32-bit frills. On my machine
running MS TCP/IP-32 (March beta), the new Mosaic 2.0a3 can't even get
past the first name server lookup - its scroll bar button flashes madly
in a missing scroll bar, and the URL info lines are just a hole in the
screen revealing the dregs of past menus. Eventually, it reports HTAccess
errors, and Win32s Unhandled Exception errors, then GPF's then ... its
reboot time once again, folks! At least I used to be able to get in
about 20-30 min before it trashed my machine - now I can't get in at all.
The only refreshing thing is some variety in the error boxes - hadn't
seen a Win32s UE before. (The Win32s incidently works fine, and the
freecell card game really is cute. Also, ALL my other TCP/IP apps still
work just great - WS_FTP, Eudora, WinQVTnet, Trumpet, TrumpetTelnet,
Hgopher, etc.) The reminds me of the Cello bug, but at least Cello
gracefully reported failed DNS lookups and sat placidly in its local
home page. On my machine running NetManage's Chameleon (4.03), the
initial DNS seemed to have worked, the second one rebooted me. Another
try... made it to a second site - clicked a hotspot and ... you guessed
it Win32s Error- Unhandled Exception...GPF...reboot. On this machine
the old Mosaic would run about 10-15 min before the time bomb went off
and it rebooted - now I was down to a record 3 min maximum prior to being
rebooted. I've had it!! Mosaic has a lot of potential and could be VERY
nice, but any software this unstable and this picky about exactly whose
TCP/IP stack and winsock you're running isn't worth the hassle!! I have
run the other apps I mentioned above with 5 different TCP/IP stack/winsock
implementations so far (MS TCP/IP-32, NetManage, Trumpet, MS TCP/IP for WFW,
and FTP) and not had a single problem.
So... Mosaic 2.0a3 went straight into the trash less than 2 hrs after I
unzipped it - a new record. I've gone back to Mosaic 2.0a2 with a new-
found appreciation - at least I CAN do WWW for 20-30 min (sure beats
what I could do in 3 min); and those periodic reboots are probably good
for my computer, and give me a chance to go get a cup of coffee.
Too bad guys... maybe in the May release, right?!
Doug
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